Step 1:
The first step to converting 465431326.2981 to a fraction is to re-write 465431326.2981 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 465431326.2981 can be written as simply 465431326.2981/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 465431326.2981, which in this case is 4. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 465431326.2981/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 465431326.2981/1 each by 10000:
Step 3:
Now the last step is to simplify the fraction (if possible) by finding similar factors and cancelling them out, which leads to the following answer for 465431326.2981 as a fraction:
465431326/1 / 1